Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Please note, admission is open throughout the year for Research programs
Language
English
English Requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 105
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Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Bangor, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Artificial Intelligence
Overview
Key facts
A central goal of the research in this Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents programme at Bangor University is to develop intelligent agents, which have weak properties such as autonomy, social ability, reactivity, proactivity, temporal continuity and goal orientedness as well as strong properties such as mobility, benevolence, rationality, collaborative ability and adaptivity.
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Programme Structure
Past and current projects include:
- knowledgeable agents
- text mining
- text categorization
- question/answering
- biomedical information retrieval systems
- Welsh-English translation
- believable agents (e.g. chatbots)
- artificial life agents
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems.
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 105
- TOEFL iBT: 75
- PTE Academic: 56
- IELTS: 6
Other requirements
General requirements
Entry Requirements: A good honours degree or equivalent is required.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 39,676 AUD/year (≈ 21,000 GBP/year)
- Domestic: 9,790 AUD/year (≈ 5,182 GBP/year)
Living costs
Bangor, United Kingdom: 1,247-2,154 AUD/month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents.
Available Scholarships
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
- Alumni scholarship – Grant: 1000 GBP, Deadline: Anytime, Merit-based, Provided by university, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
- Snowdon Masters Scholarship – Grant: 30000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based, Provided by university, Bangor University
- Deans Scholarship – Grant: 6000 GBP, Deadline: Anytime, Merit-based, Provided by university, Bangor University
- International Scholarship – Grant: 4000 GBP, Deadline: Anytime, Merit-based, Provided by university, Bangor University
- Heads of School Scholarship – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based, Provided by university, Bangor University
- Deans Scholarship - Postgraduate Research – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based, Provided by university, Bangor University
- Vice-Chancellor Postgraduate Research Scholarships – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Jul 2027, Merit-based, Provided by university, Bangor University
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 07 Oct 2026, Independent provider, U.S. government
- ServiceScape Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 30 Nov 2026, Independent provider
- ACES Scholarships – Grant: 3500 USD, Deadline: 15 Nov 2026, Independent provider
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based, Independent provider, OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- Martingale Scholarship – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 19 Oct 2026, Need-based, Independent provider, Martingale Foundation
- Scholarships for PhD Students – Grant: 19000 GBP, Deadline: Not specified, Merit-based, Independent provider, Junhua Li
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship – Grant: Various benefits, Deadline: 28 Feb 2027, Merit-based, Independent provider, Boustany Foundation
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based, Independent provider, IvyPanda
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 01 Mar 2027, Independent provider, Voice Talent Online
- Women Scholarship for International Students – Grant: 5000 USD, Deadline: 28 Aug 2026, Merit-based, Independent provider, educations.com
- The PhD Prep Fellowship – Grant: 10000 USD, Deadline: 01 Sep 2026, Merit-based, Independent provider, Admit Lab
- Dream Chaser Scholarship – Grant: 1000 USD, Deadline: 13 Jan 2027, Merit-based, Independent provider, Salvado Law
- Scholarship for students with disabilities – Grant: 3000 USD, Deadline: 31 Dec 2026, Need-based, Independent provider, Anonymous Hope Fund
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids – Grant: 22500 GBP, Deadline: Not specified, Independent provider, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship – Grant: 1500 USD, Deadline: Not specified, Independent provider, IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme – Grant: 12000 USD, Deadline: 11 Jan 2027, Independent provider, The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme